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No. 703,|73. Patented June 24, I902.

G. BOLZ.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BOLZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WARDROBE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 703,173, dated June 24,1902.

Application filed September 23, 1901. Serial No. 76,198. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE BOLZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in IVardrobes, ofwhich the following is a full and complete specification, such as willenable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

The object of this invention is to provide improved means for suspendingclothes in wardrobes, cnpboards,and similar places and the inventionconsists in placing a horizontal rod or bar in the top of a cupboard,wardrobe, or similar receptacle in such manner that said rod or bar maybe moved outwardly for the purpose of suspending clothes therefrom andthen moved backwardly into the rearmost part of the wardrobe, cupboard,or other receptacle.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, in which theseparate parts of my improvement are designated by the same referencecharacters in each of the views, Figure 1 is a perspective front View ofan ordinary wardrobe provided with my improvement, the doors being openand the top broken away; Fig. 2, an inverted sectional plan view lookinginto the top of the wardrobe; Fig. 3, a longitudinally-vertical sectionof the top portion of the wardrobe; Fig. 4, a transverse verticalsection showing one of the doors, and Fig. 5 represents sectionaldetails of the construction.

In the drawings forming part of this specification I have shown at 7 anordinary wardrobe or cupboard provided with the usual doors 8, andsecured to the opposite sides of the wardrobe or cupboard, near the topthereof, are transverse plates 9, having central longitudinal slots 10,in which is placed a rod or bar 11. Connected with the rod or bar 11,adjacent to the opposite ends thereof, by means of bands 12 arehandle-rods 13, provided at their front ends with knobs or heads 14, andthe rods 13 pass through eyebolts 15, screwed .into the top 16 of thewardrobeor cupboard, near the front edge thereof. I also suspend inpractice from the rod or bar 11 ordinary clothes-suspending devices 17,which are provided with hooks 18, and whenever it is desired to suspenda coat or other garment from the rod or bar 11 the handle rods 13 aregrasped by the knobs 14 and pulled forwardly. This operation pulls therod or bar -11 forwardly, and the garments may be suspended therefrom,as will be readily understood, after which the rod or bar 11 may bemoved backwardly into the rear portion of the wardrobe or cupboard bymeans of the handlerods 13.

It will be apparent that this apparatus may be placed in any sort of areceptacle suitable for hanging clothes or other articles therein, andby means thereof such clothes or other articles may be convenientlysuspended in such receptacle and also be quickly and easily removedtherefrom whenever desired.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The herein-described .means for hanging garments in a wardrobeconsisting of slotted supports adapted to be secured to the oppositesides of the wardrobe near the top thereof, a bar mounted in saidsupports, hangers adapted to be secured to the top of said wardrobe nearthe front thereof, and provided with eyes or openings and rods connectedwith said bar and passing forwardly through said eyes or openings,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 19th day ofSeptember, 1901.

GEORGE BOLZ;

WVitnesses:

F. A. STEWART, R. PEARLMAN.

